Previous posts for October 12th are here: Ralph Vaughan Williams (2019), Ralph Vaughan Williams; Luciano Pavarotti (2020), and Ralph Vaughan Williams (2021)
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Ralph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958) was one of the most important British composers of the last century.
Jollification for RVW at 150
Does RVW
Ever trouble you,
That is, in an earwormish way?
Does partiality
For old modality
Determine the music you play?
And are you smitten with
Music that’s written with
A certain echt English caché?
Then shout huzzah with me,
Hip hip hurrah with me,
On this sesquicentennial day.
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Johann Ludwig Krebs (bapt. 12 October 1713 – 1 January 1780) was a German musician and composer. He was on of J. S. Bach's most talented pupils.
L' arrière-garde
Krebs's counterpoint is considered by many to be comparable to Bach's, but it was old-fashioned and excessively complex for the galant era, which espoused clarity and simplicity. -- Wikipedia
Johann Ludwig Krebs was almost great,
Except, it seems, his style was out of date.
Musicians find his music too ornate,
Encumbered by its contrapuntal weight.
Alas, poor Krebs, it was your humble fate
To live your life some twenty years too late.
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